String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 28 min
Composed: 1783
Era: Classical

Notes

Dark and intimate; siciliano variations finale

About this work

Allegro moderato
Andante
Menuetto and Trio – Allegretto
Allegretto ma non troppo – Più allegro

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